MSP ISSUEFarmers to take to streets from October 1Plan to block traffic on all major roadsLudhiana, September 29
Agitated over the Union Government’s decision not to increase the minimum support price
of paddy, farmers of the state have decided to take to streets in protest against the decision.

Medical council postpones examDocs with foreign degrees hardly relievedAhmedgarh, September 29
Agitating medicine graduates of various foreign universities felt relieved yesterday when the Medical Council of India decided to postpone the Diploma of National Board Examination.

Students of the DD Jain College of Education at a
freshers' party in Ludhiana on Saturday night. — A Tribune photograph

‘Men more prone to heart ailments’Ludhiana, September 29
Myths about the cardiac problems cropping up only in the advanced age are fast exploding with latest findings revealing that the average age of the people suffering from different heart aliments has come down to 40 years only.

Dr R P Singh and Dr Gursharan Singh, two leading cardiologists cutting the cake to celebrate the World Heart Day at G S Heart Centre Ludhiana on Sunday.
— photo by Inderjeet Verma

Drug trader’s Italian
vendetta against NRILudhiana, September 29
The Punjab State Human Rights Commission has come to the rescue of the members an NRI family of Khanna, who were allegedly being harassed for money by the police of Khanna and Ludhiana at the behest of a “narcotics smuggler”.

Hari Jaisingh gets LMA AwardLudhiana, September 29
Mr Hari Jaisingh, Editor of The Tribune, received the LMA-Dayanand Munjal Award for “excellent performance in creating public awareness towards an informed society”, while Mr Nirmal Jain, Director of Duke Group of Companies, and Mr Kanwar Deep Singh, Chairman and Managing Director of Toubro InfoTech and Industries received the LMA-Vardhman's Entrepreneur of the Year Award and LMA-Trident Young Innovative Entrepreneur Award for the year at the 24th annual day function of the Ludhiana Management Association here today.

Fair men continue to be ‘unfair’Ludhiana, September 29Undeterred by a move to see that the Dasehra mela in the HIG Colony of Jamalpur be organised at a modest scale, the organisers have started covering more area, installing more swings at the site today.

Where does the money
vanishLudhiana, September 29Whenever a big-time criminal or terrorist is nabbed by the police in any part of the country , the agency concerned claims the credit for seizing the arms and ammunition from the arrested.

PCCTU's protest planLudhiana. September 29
A meeting of the office-bearers of the PCCTU (Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers Union) chaired by Prof S.S. Hundal reviewed with satisfaction the implementation of the call for three university level rallies held at Jalandhar, Patiala 12 and Ludhiana.

Bitter experience at food
festLudhiana, September 29Women guests at the ongoing street food festival in Majestic Park Plaza had a bitter experience when a youth, in an inebriated condition, allegedly misbehaved with them.

LSE
directorsLudhiana, September 29
Mr R.C. Singal and Mr R.K. Bansal have been elected directors of the Ludhiana Stock Exchange, while Mr Jaspal Singh, Mr Harish Chhabra, Mr Manoj Sarna, Mr Rajnish Garg and Mr Dharampal Gandhi have been elected directors of Ludhiana Securities Limited, a subsidiary of the LSE.

HAMARA SCHOOL
SPRING DALE PUBLIC SCHOOLSpring of liberalism and the dale of secularismThe larger the island of knowledge
the longer the shore line of wonderSpring Dale sprang into life in '1982' and presently holds a star status on the educational map of Ludhiana. The school is being run by an educational society constituted by Ludhiana social elite and top intelligentsia under the banner of Spring Dale Educational Society
(Regd), Ludhiana.

MBA-II students bag overall
trophyLudhiana, September 29
MBA (final year) students won the overall trophy at Koshish 2002, an eight-day inter-class cultural festival of the Punjab College of Technical Education. Contests in 37 events were held during the festival.

Students perform at Koshish-2002, an eight-day inter-class cultural festival of the Punjab College of Technical Education, in Ludhiana.
— Photo Pradeep Tewari

Workshop for aspiring
models
Ludhiana, September 29
Kaushik Ghosh, a well known mentor and godfather of former Ms Universe Sushmita Sen and many other famous top models like Don
Morea, Gul Panag and Pooja Batra, is in the city to conduct a workshop for the aspiring models.

Rare dance performance
enthrals spectatorsLudhiana, September 29
Spectators at Guru Nanak Bhavan were amazed to see Karakattam, a rare dance performed only at Meenakshi Temple,
Madurai. But K. Suresh, a great exponent, gave a beautiful presentation of this dance form yesterday. The steps were forceful as it is a martial dance. The accompanying music was equally strong.
He danced on the edges of a shallow vessel and revolved it with his
feet. Next, he put a heap of grains on a wooden plank. He inserted a
long needle into it. Then, bending down, he picked up the needle using
his eye-lashes.

K.Suresh performs Karakattam at Guru Nanak Bhavan in the city on Saturday.
— photo Inderjit Verma

Dentists
apprised of German techniqueLudhiana, September 29Dentists of the region have been
exposed to What is being termed as the “future of dentistry”
through a series of workshops and lectures on metal-free ceramics, a
new technique, which has reportedly made dental implants successful to
an extent of 98 per cent.

GCW eves in
semisLudhiana, September 29
The Government College for Women, Ludhiana, along with Khalsa College,
Sidhwan, and Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Kila Raipur, entered the semi-finals of the Ludhiana District Women Hockey Championship being held at the Guru Nanak Stadium here today.